LONG BEACH — Most faculty will teach students as usual during Thursday”s planned strike at two California State University (CSU) campuses, Chancellor Charles Reed predicted this morning.

Reed spoke with reporters in a telephone conference call.

The California Faculty Association, the union representing CSU professors, has called a one-day strike at CSU, East Bay and CSU, Dominguez Hills on Thursday. The union is demanding the CSU grant faculty a raise it says they are owed.

Some Chico State professors have said they plan to travel to CSU, East Bay to participate in Thursday”s strike.

Reed said he knows faculty are committed to teaching students and that he believes they”ll teach rather than leave their classrooms.